Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-24

Special Mention.
One of the most attractive exhibits in
Machinery Hall during the present fair has
been the three large dynamos of the
Thomson-Houston Electric Company,
whose unsurpassed lights are this year ex-
clusively used for lighting the Pavilion.
This city having been the home of the
Thomson Houston Company upon this
coast, Sacramentans naturally take great
pride in the success which has followed its
Introduction in other cities on the coast.
In an interview with General Agent Daniel
II. Taylor, many points of interest regard
ing the company's DEVELOPMENT were
ascertained. Referring to his experience
of the past few years upon the
coast, Mr.. Taylor stated that on the
10th of March, 1884, tie first Thomson
Houston lights were started in Sacramento.
power being furnished by the engine at the
planIng mill on the corner of Twelfth and
} streets as many will remember. j rival
corporation put their lights in operation
the same evening, and predicted that thew
would force the Thomsou-H Houston Com
pany from the field, as they had all pre-
vious competitors. Tonight, said Mr.. Tay-
lor, we have the satisfaction OF knowing
that this same corporation are using our
system in the city of San Fran
chase of a 235-hght plant, a portion
of which has already been delivered,
and the Thomson Houston Company con-
tinues to occupy the local field, to the man
ifest satisfaction of all its patrons Addi-
tions are now in process of construction to
the extensive local plant now owned by the
Capital Gas Company, which will more
than double the capacity Of the same TO
furnish light, and enable them TO engage
IN hra- oh, Of az f1pl
Regarding plants in other cities the Thom-
son-Houston Company are represented by
the Oakland Gas Light and Heat Company,
Oakland, operating $50 lights; Santa Rosa
Gas Light Company, 10Y lights Santa
Barbara Electric Light Company,
125 lights; Woodland Electric Light and
Power Com pany 90 lights; San Luis Obispo
Electric Light Company IS lights Reno,
Nevada, % lights and California Electric
Light Company ofSan Francisco, 235 lights.
Making total of over 900 lamps. or more
than all the companies combined, have
sold in the same time upon this coast. The
Pavilion has during fair, the past three
years been lighted by four different systems,
but said Mr. Pierson, the Superintendent
of Machinery Department, none give us
the satisfaction, and are as enconomical in
the matter of consumption of power
per lamp as the Thomson Houston
all and know whereof we speak.
The increase of their business upon this
coast warrants the company in establishing
a permanent Office at 513 Montgomery
street, San Francisco, where any direct in
formation relative to the cost OF either arc
or incandescent plants, storage batteries,
motors, etc, may be obtained. Concluding,
Mr.. Taylor said; " Our company claims,
and justly, too, that their electrical light
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world, and that no opportunity will ever
be lost in the way Of future advancement
AT least not until that unseen and subtle
force is brought to that condition where
the wisdom and ingenuity Of man will
have reached the bounds of human posi-
bility."
THE JAPANESE TREE IMPORTING COMPANY
Of San Francisco, exhibit couple of dozen
or more OF Oonshiu orange trees imported
from Japan. The fruit of these trees is
seedless and grows from three to three and
one half inches in diameter, and is sweeter
in flavor and more juicy than that Of any
other variety nov grown on this coast The
President OF the company is now in Japan
visiting the best nurseries of that empire.
and will return about November lst with
over 100000 of The Oonsbin, of which the
company makes specially Tnev are
budded on hardy stock, the Citrus h-ifoliata,
which stands drouth and cold better
than any orange tree grown Before
buying trees or rare shrubbery give them a
call or send to them for full descriptive cir
culaIs,
AFTER THE GOLD MEDAL
The largest ard finest display of musical
instruments ever made It the State Fair is
that made by John f. Cooper, who is com
peting for The GOLD medal in the Fourth De-
partment. The exhibit mere made is. how
ever, out mere index Of what is carried
regularly in stock in his store at Seventh
and J streets, this city, as bat single
sample of each of the many different lines
is here shown. That they are appreciated
is evidenced from the fact that he has
already sold ten pianos and organs since
the opening of the fair.
IT SWEETS THE FIELD.
On the left center of the main hail floor
is an exhibit OF the Wieland Brewing
Companys export lager and draft beers
made by their local agent, Theo. Blauth,
of number 407 X street, this city. The de-
sign is that OF an immense bottle of
Wieland's Lager that towers high above
the heads Of the moving throuq and the
whole is created by def arrangement of
many hundreds of bottles of this beverage
as prepared fog the market. In connection
is shown g sample Of hope used in brewing,
the principal fields of California, an evil
dence of the care taken IN the manufacture.
John Wielands brewery is located at San
Francisco; is the most extensive west of
the Rocky Noun tains, and is second to
none in the United States This company
has such an ample capital that they are
| enabled 10 manufacture their beer and
keep such large supply III stock that
| they never place it on the market until
| sufficiently aged. AS a result they supply
| the trade with a beer equal if not superior
to any in the country. And an apparent
reason why other beers cannot compete
with this, is that the manufactures with
limited capital must market their product
| before it arrives at maturity. Superiority
is further evidenced by the fact that yes
terday this exhibit secured the Society's
GOLD MEDAL and DIPLOMA, the highest
awards made by the State Agricultural So
ciety.
WIZ. SHAKESPEARE.